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Where does “Sherbrooke” come from?

Sherbrooke comes from English Shirebrook, from Old English scīr meaning "shire" or "administrative district" and brōc meaning "brook."

Ancestry of “Sherbrooke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShirebrook—

Words derived from “Sherbrooke”

  • Sherbrookois
  • sherbrookois
  • Sherbrooke
Every word from English Shirebrook →